20090110 Giveaway - Kodansha International

Sorry folks - start again as I forgot to include the larger photo.

WHOA WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COMMENT?!?!?
Unless i am seeing things, a whole bunch of comments just got deleted

I say 6 again for safety

I say 8.

There are 6 of them.

Seven.

7 that I see

I got 7 Sabers.

i say 6

I will say... 4.

I see 5 of them

I have no idea wher eyou all are geting numbers liek 7 and eight but I'm going to stick with 6 becuase unless one the black haired chibi thing in front of his monitor counts I'm counting 6.

ummmm i would say seven..

I see 4

ill go with five

12

Five. 5~!

I see 6

I see only 5, maybe its my eyes

I see 5 Sabers~

6
+1 if you count the saber link on your browser.
+1 if you count reflection of Saber in Lion suit

On another note I noticed you have the same speakers that I do ^^I

I see 12 Sabers.

I hope I'm seeing five.

Oh and I'm still studying mahjong. I'm not that good yet.

There are 5 Sabers, repeat, FIVE. I see what you did there.

only 6 danny

I see 6, dunno where someone got 12 from.

I'll say 10

I'm going with 8

I see 7

I see 5 Sabers. And no, am not a mahjong player unless it's the one you play by yourself ^^;

Lookit at that page with all those bullets 0_0

I see 8, two of them are words on the board

14 sabers. But there might be more. ~_~

I see 9 ^^

I'm saying 7 Sabers

Figured out something. Damn wish I could retry ><!

I saw 8.

I'll say 6. Cute figures.

I see 6.

Imma go with 6.

lol at some of your answers so far ^^;

I see 7 there.

Hmm.. i say 6 sabers...

Unless there's some that's too small to be seen on the monitor, or you ask me to count their reflection as well... lolol.

I'll stick with 6.

I see 6 I think.

7!

4

not sure if I'm active enough, but hey, worth a try. heh
I'm going to take a gamble and say that blur I saw is a saber, so my guess: 13

seven,,

hope I'm not too late... I see six!

Damn it I'm tired of racking my brain over this.
I don't know what on earth Danny is counting as a Saber but I'm just going to go with 7.

i saw 12 sabers

I say Seven!

He's using his jedi mind tricks to mess with us!

Is this a trick question with the reflections and body swapping?
I say 4 physically complete Sabres.

7!

I say eleven...

5

13...

I only see five.

i say 5 sabers

i see 6 ^^

There's gotta be 7 Sabers!

The Saber is a lie. There is no Saber. ^_^

I must be missing something that the people guessing 11 etc have found, but i'm gonna go with 5.

I could just be a sheep and hope they're right but thats no fun

haha my eyes must be super bad i only see 4 -_-

Had to scan the image so much my eye hurt. All I found was 6 unless Danny included the very very obscure ones that I can't confirm with my poor eyesight.

So my final answer is 6.

Also, for a second there, I thought we had to count the number of bullets on the Touhou page. XD

I kinda late, oh well, here goes-6.

i'd like to say 5 Sabers. @_@

1)top left of the rack...
2)bottom left...obvious is a swimsuit saber
3)Fate's head with saber lily's body and Saber lily's head with fate's body...@_@ (count as one)
4)Nendoriod saber with lion suit in front of monitor
5)what a huge saber at right side of photo O_O

*does not count reflection...

i know play mahjong as well, but i don't know count "番"

LOL, trick question... I'll guess 11. I'm sure there's a lot of people interested in that Youkai book BTW.

6 ^^
But I think I am a little late

I posted originally 7 but you restarted the game.

I see 8 XD

10...!

I say 13!

Does a doll count as a figure...
In my logical sense...no...
So my answer is a 4...

i ony see 5....

i hope im right XD

6 i see 6

Hm...looks like 10 if you cound the reflections

Um I see 13 I hope.

I see 6.

I see 5 figures and 2 words

I count only the head (not the body) for the lilly one

I want to have Dollfie saber too ...

I See 10 of the

- written on the board
- written on the board
- Figma saber on the shelf
- Saber Lion
- Saber bikini
- Saber on Fate body
- Fate on Saber body
- Saber Dolfie
- reflection Saber Lion
- Link on computer screen

I see 6!

I'll guess 5.

My answer... ZERO!!

6 for me...

I count 12. Sly Danny :p Ah and, if you want to count the reflection of the lion Saber then 13. xD

I'll go with Seven.

I forgot my password to my old account and had to make a new one. I think I registered with my old hotmail account and i completely forgot my hotmail address so I ended up making a new profile!!

1 -one on the top shelf in the back
2&3 -saber written on the board twice
4&5 -saber lily and saber holdin the pengu on the edge.
6 -saber lion!!
7 -and the saber dolfie!

So I spy 7, unless you actually count her sword as a 'saber' then 9. I can't tell if the one on the back shelf is holding a sword ... 10 if she is :)

btw I don't want prize, but doubt I'm gonna win anyway.

15, but he text on the left screen is hard to read.

i see 7

I'd say 6

Nine?

i'll go with 11

for me it's 8...

6 sabers!

I'll say 6 Saber.

Do I even qualify for the contest?

The yokai book would come in handy when go yokai hunting.

I say 7

5~ wish my time zone in london manage to catch up

I'm gonna say six.

Five? Won't make it I'm sure but just a guess. ^^

Nine.

I'm prolly too late... but I'll guess for fun. XD
7 Sabers.

12?

I do in fact know how to play mahjong rather well, and if you wanna keep your figure money, you best not play against me. ^^;

I see 8.

LOLOL. Great answers. Keep em coming!

10 saber

12 Sabers

12 Sabers

12 Sabers

13

I kinda worry because I don't see the answer 13 around o.o

12 Sabers

i see 9~!

I'm going to have to say 7, with 5 instances being dolls/figurines and 2 being text.

This is like Where's Waldo, except even more perplexing.

i saw that Yokai Attack book when i was in Tokyo last.
was going to buy it, but they were selling it in one of those stores meant for tourists.
didn't want to be a baka gaijin.
maybe should have. it looks kinda cool.

9 sabers

I see 5 total... Do we have to list the 5 we see?

I bet I'm too late with my answer, that that yokai book <333 must try~!
So I say 8!

I got 8 as well.

hmm i say 7

heh, i bought those 2 books last month from Kinokuniya, they are GREAT! they been at my bedside table all this time!

Good luck to everyone!

i got 8. How on earth did the others get 12 or more?

I see eight (8).

Must be 8!

i'm betting on Danny being sneaky so i'll say i see 8 'saber' sightings. it's hard to tell if he's referring to figures only...

most prolly wont qualify but
12!

ahh i recall seeing this guy guffaw while reading yokai attack. it's mainly an illustrative book above all, so who are not so much into reading, this books comes recommended.

oh btw i counted 13 !

I see 9 saber but im pob wrong.

For me there are 7 saber.

no one's oging ot have an answer higher than 15?

I'd say 14.

i'd say 9 counting text..... i always suck at these games.. always a mind trick somewhere!

I thinks..... 13.......wow I took a while checking.... and I'm definately too late lol.

I'd say 6 >.<

six (6)

I'm probably too late but, damn danny ^^ you're cheap. I see 15.

6 saber

Why i can only see 8? =/

8
Although I am late T_T

I'll go with 6 as well, but it doesn't really matter since I'm so late^^;
Don't get why everyone's talking about mahjong though:3

5

Im Probably way too late but heres my guess:

Sabers + the written Word Saber 11

if you count The Figmas with swapped heads as 2 Sabers it makes 12

I found 6~ :3

the 2 books are pretty interesting. Think I have browsed them both already some time back. The 1 about the video games was quite comprehensive and covered a whole range of games from a long time back from multiple platforms. They covered the usual classics, the groundbreaking works and also the interesting stuff. Spent like an hour in my bookstore just reading through it.

the 1 about the yokai is pretty interesting as well. a whole list of 'monsters' and other stuff from comics and folktales. mostly tongue-in-cheek stuff. The one about the wet bathroom monster was pretty hilarious though

Hmm this should come out quite interestnig, because you seewhat danny wrote was " all you have to do is tell me how many Sabers you can see in this photo."

he said Sabers-"Sabers" with a capitasl "S"

So if you sowanything written down and it wasn`t with a capital "S" - i reccon it shouldn`t count.

The name of the character form Fate Stay Night is "Saber" [ not going to spoil, so don`t correct me], and having that in mind wherever you see a form, resembling "Saber-the character"-you shoul count it ^^.

Also if there is a poster, which I don`t see, and the name "Saber" was whitten with capital letters - I think it shouldn`d count^^

a "saber" - the sword is not whitten with a capital letter unless it`s the first word in a sentance-so it shouldn`t count^^

also having in mind that Danny said that we should tell him how many sabers we see - he never said wahat exactly did he mean by that - beuse if he ment tha character - all of you which selected the more because you counted those on the board made the wrong decision^^

But then again if danny had specified it would have been so much simpler^^

so my bottom line is - In my oppinion if you see an image or an illustranion/any form of "Art"- resembling the character from fate staynight - you should probably count that one too^^

not too sure about my thoughts so don`t take them too seriously-I don`t want to be the reason for you not to win the book^^;

I'm gonna say 8 because I'm extremely late into the competition.
I play some mahjong, the one provided in the games folder on my PC.

I can see 5 Saber figures

i see 5

I see 6

6 is the number! But I am far too late.

I can see 5 Sabers

I say there are 5 sabers in the photo. Excluding the sabers the sabers are holding ^^

hmmm... 6?

I'm probably blind but I only see 8. (assuming the Fate's head on Saber Lily's body doesn't count). But why do I keep getting the feeling that the Hetare Saber that the Bikini Saber comes with is hiding somewhere...

Technically I don't think Saber actually use sabers...Caliburn/Excalibur are more like claymores than anything else.

I'm going for... hmmm. 8.

Nice, another giveaway, all the best comrades~~~~~

I would suggest Danny to publish books on both Motivational & Japan Tour Guide ^_^

Once tried those arcade ero mahjong ^^;

aaah i just woke up! well i'll try anyway i see 6 sabers!

i would say 4 sabers

I say 14! Now, think I am crazy.

I see 13 sabers and a half tsukasa. ^___^

7

there are 7 sabers

Six Saber -bodies- . :]
Way too late though. :p

I counted eight....

15, I think =S

1 saber on top of the whiteboard..
2 written "saber" on the board itself..
1 saber holding the penguin figurine on the desk..
1 figma saber on the desk as well..
1 nendriod saber lion on the desk..
1 dolfie saber..

that makes 7..

I see 6 Sabers in the picture. Hope I didn't overlook any tricks...

9

8

I'm going with six Sabers.

there's 8 sabers total including the tricks

i say 13~~
If I'm even able to take part.... -0-

I say 12, its 13 with the reflected Lion Saber

6, reflections and gundam beam SABERs don't count right? ^^

8

9 sabers in total :P

I see 6 of them!

I see 9

I spy... 12. :D *crosses fingers* :( hope I didn't miss any. And I hope reflections didn't count. Because that'd be 13. :)

6 ^_^

Seven!

It's 8. Please god hope it 8.

5!!!!

Wow alot of posters why cant i ever be first,i love playin arcade games and since most of the originate from japan i really hope i win

Im saying 8
Danny ur so sneaky with those answers

8

Yay! I already have a copy of yokai attack, unfortunately, for most of the yokai the countermeasures are lacking, or they aren't very good. Mostly "you're doomed if you meet one", or something. I only read up to Mukou Ren (Jigoku Shoujo, I didn't even know he was a yokai). Good stuff, but it costs more than it's worth, imho.

I say 9 Sabers.

I see 5 but it's quite sneaky of danny to swap the heads of the figma with another... does that count as 1 or 2?

Hmm...it seems as though my late guess did not go through, so I will attempt to re-post and hope I did not overlook something: 7.

If you are counting ALL instances of Saber (Not just figures and Not Reflections), I'd have to go with 8

my guess will be 12~

I see 18 sabers in the picture.

//saber
priceless =DDD

you cant really tell whats written on the left laptop even in original size
so I would go with 11

still... cheap play overall x)

Answer: 8

I would of opted for 6 but I see eight kinds of Saber's.
:3

Good thing this isn't first-come-first-serve, since I got caught asleep again. x_x"

Eleven (11). So much of this is guessing whether something counts or not - and after that board, Danny, I'm now convinced you're evil. I ended up reading all the text (including your coding) just to make sure. x_X

i see 5 sabers, and i mean their headcount.

I'd say 7

12 ^^

I say 5

I'll say 7 (seven).

I say: 6

I think I see 13... :x Cool giveaway ^^

Five~

Well going by others comments I'm clearly blind, but I only see 5! :D

What I also find verry interesting it this sentence "-Arms installation is complete - good luck" - once again you amaze me, Danny.

How should we undestand this? As in weapons or as in a limb? Your sneakyness is umatched ^^;

Anyway - you WIN as always - just ny writing an extra sentence ^^

I'd go with the number 8

there are 10 Sabers,

6 Figures

4 words

i am 100% sure ^^

There's 6 Sabers.

There are 2

if I am not mistaken

Im with 8 Sabers.

There are 8 Sabers.

there are 8 for me :)

7 Sabers.

I spy with my little eye 10 delightful Sabers XD

Probably too late, but I counted ten (10).

I wanna say 6. Very tricky.

12 !

I see 8 sabers ^^

8?

My answer: 7 Saber

I say 14, but I don't think I have been active in the community long enough. Oh well, I may just buy this book!

I see 8

I can see 8 of them :3

2000 bullets on one screen?! O_O;

I see 8 Saber!

I know I haven't been here long enough to play but i'll guess 12 anyway.

Yea, I'd have to say five(5)

14 Sabers, taking a gamble XD

6 sabers!!!

I have played Mushihime-sama, and I only got to the second level...

their are 4 with swords

I think 6

I do not know this anime or whatever "Saber" is =(
But these books look very interesting ^^ Cool, Danny, that you raffle them to the community!
I wish you guys good luck.

I see 6

Six Sabers. I hope I can win. XD

15 Sabers I think.

Don't get what he meant by "Sabers" after reading everyone's post.
Yokai attack seems interesting, but the question is also very confusing. Which do we really count? Think the method Danny chose will eliminate a lot of people from round 2.

I want to guess differently from everyone so here is my thought:
1. If he means "Saber" as the "Saber" in the "Saber's original armor" then there's 2 I think, the one in the far left top corner and the dollfie saber.
2. 1 "Saber Lion, 1 Fate Barrier Jacket cosplay saber, and 1 bikini saber(forgot what she was).
3. So does saber lion+other forms of saber count?
4. the written word saber? will it count?
5. or does danny mean saber as in swords, blades, or what you want to call em.
6. "Saber" as the Saber in Fate/Stay night is still one person regardless of many forms she may take, so does that mean there is only one "Saber"
Sorry to the people who I may have been confused with my ramblings, blame the critical thinking skills that colleges require for their students to have.

Well Danny probably means as many saber regardless of forms as long as they are the Saber character from fate/stay night and using other methods to kick out a lot of contestants from the next round.

For my guess there are 2 Saber counting only the ones with her original armor and clothing.

13!!!

I already got both ^^ great books

I see 6 Sabers!!!

I think some of you already won. . . but what the heck I'll give it a try

I say there are only 6 Sabers.

If i have to make a guess, i count 6 Saber figures. My final answer.

I could only count 5 sabers till I saw other people's pots about lion saber nendo. I'll say six sabers too just like the other hundred or so people on this post XD

6

One

Personally, I see 5 and 1/2. I don't know if just a head counts as a whole Saber. ^^;

I only cout 5 saber and 1/2 saber same as above lol, the 1/2 saber was Saber head with fate body.

So i go for 6 saber total.

Oh. Have to add something here. I have played "Mushihime-sama" before, though I didn't go far. Also, I do visit Kotaku once in a while, but I pretty much go there for Brian's work.

I say Seven! [7]

Seven.

i see 6 in the pic danny,

6 for me

i will say Lucky 7 !!! I can See 7 Kawaii Sabers.. Do u want me point where each Saber's were Located? i think i can do that

I'll go with seven because I believe you're counting text too.

Bleh, I can't see my post for some reason, so I'll re-submit my answer...

I can see 8 Sabers =]

I see 7, assuming you count the figma fate with the saber head in the front.

Otherwise 6.

I'm just going to go crazy and say there are 13 Sabers.

I'm just going to go crazy and say there are 13 Sabers.

me is toooo late again ;_; but I say 6!

Comments like this always amaze me to see what kind of essay can be made based on simple blog post like this :O

Well i'm not active enough but its always fun to guess
so Sabers with capital.... 11 out of which 2 are reflection, 3 are words and one is picture (on the picture :O) of the Saber xD
THe res (aka saber with lower case) 3 but there are probably more xD

I bet 13 sabers

"Gmail - inbox (5343)"

You got mail! and TONS of it xD

Gonna go with 5 Sabers @_@

Why do i only see 6 T.T

Can see four Danny!

i see 5 !

5 Sabers!!! ^^

10

I see five.

11

I see 6 of them.

I see 6 small and big Sabers as well. ^^

9 Sabers..

I'll say 5

Am very late on this one.. sorry xD

13?

I... I can only see 4...

i think theres 13...

but im most likely wrong ^^;

anybody know the name of that crazy shooter game featured in the photo up there? :D thanks.

gratz to whoever got it right. ^^

18

I actually believ you people have stopped even trying.... I think it sgetting down to spam numbers. Somebody close this thread. and lets find out who moves on and get the final confrontation going!

What was the answer Danny? Please say it was 7, lol.

my eyes is in pain >,<

zooming the browser to the fullest, using photoshop for zooming

ok 8 is my answer

6 Sabers ^^

I see Five Sabers.

Mahjong of course, the ancient chinese secret art.

i love the saber lily figure ^_^

I think I see 8...